Good Reads If You’ve Got a Slow Monday

I don’t know about you, but I am crazy-busy today. If you happen to have a little time on your hands, check out these articles. I’ll be back later with a more substantive post.

• Moms: Do you, too, yearn for a wife? According to this New York Times article, more working moms these days want the advantages their male counterparts have — a wife to take care of household stuff. I think the idea of wanting a “wife” to perform such tasks sounds horribly sexist, but maybe that’s just me.
• When it comes to working motherhood, we don’t all have a “choice.” This San Francisco Chronicle op-ed piece points out that only moms with high-income households can “opt out” of work to raise kids. Most moms in America need the money, so they have to work. Sort of puts a damper on the “mommy wars” if you think about it like that, eh?
• Ohio moms at smaller companies might get (unpaid) maternity leave. What a dream! Another NY Times piece discusses the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s push to give employees up to 12 weeks of maternity leave at companies with four or more employees. Maybe my sarcasm comes from the belief that we should all be guaranteed PAID maternity leave for up to one year after we have a baby. I know, I know, I should just move to Canada already.
• Do your kids drive you to do drugs? This Babble.com “Bad Parent” post has the momosphere abuzz. Here’s a quote for ya: “It turned out I could not only manage taking care of my son while I was high; I could excel.” Hmmmm …